Take him, and lead him away
without letting him escape." As soon as he came, he went up to Jesus,
saying, "Master," and kissed him. Then they seized Jesus and took him;
but one of those who were with him drew his sword, and, striking the
servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Jesus turned and said,
"Have you come out with swords and clubs to seize me as you would a
robber? Day after day I have been with you teaching in the Temple, yet
you never seized me."

Then Jesus' disciples left him and fled. One young man, however,
followed him with only a linen sheet thrown about him; but when the men
tried to seize him, he left the linen sheet and fled away naked.

The mob led Jesus away and brought him to the house of the high priest.
Peter followed at a distance, and when they had kindled a fire in the
middle of the courtyard and sat down together, he too sat down among
them. A certain maid, seeing him there by the firelight, looked at him
closely and said, "This man also was with him." But he denied it,
saying, "Woman, I do not know him." After a little while another person
who saw Peter said, "You too are one of them"; but he said, "Man, I am
not."

About an hour later another man said, "Certainly this fellow also was
with Jesus, for he is a Galilean." But Peter said, "Man, I do not know
what you are talking about." Immediately while he was still speaking,
the cock crowed. And Jesus turned and looked straight at Peter. Then
Peter remembered how the Lord had said to him, "Before the cock crows
to-day you will deny me three times." And Peter went out and wept
bitterly.

JESUS IN THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMIES

The men who seized Jesus mocked him and flogged him. They also
blindfolded him and said, "Prophet, tell us who is it that struck you?"
And they said many other things, insulting him.

At daybreak they brought him before the council at which were gathered
the elders, both the chief priests and the scribes. And they tried to
get evidence against him to have him put to death, but could not find
any, for though many made false statements, they did not agree. Some men
stood up and falsely said, "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this
temple made by the hands of men and within three days I will build
another made without hands.'" But the statements even of these men did
not agree.

Then the high priest arose and asked Jesus, "Do you not answer? What
about these statements that these men make against you?" But he wa